Five Stars

The episode was truly a perfect start of a show. Great introduction to the characters. I liked how they give us the background of FL's condition - it makes perfect sense for her doctor to ask her to explain the situation based on her own diary, to see if she does have correct view of her condition. Not only we can better understand her situation, we can also see how she understand her situation - which is vital in understanding the character itself. Which how the episode was focus on one patient - the actress with global aphasia, I can assume every episode will focus on a different patient with different neurological issue. I am not mad about it being procedural, since they also clearly established it is a larger persona; story for both FL and ML. I also appreciate how it's not only about medical aspects, but the human part is as important. The patients are not just cases, they are human being with their own personal struggles, internal and external circumstances that make their situation unique. It's clearly a medical drama that focuses both on brain, but also the heart. On more personal notes: So first of all, I would be so screwed in her position, coz no fucking way I would be able to memorize 2 years of my memories every day before work. The show is a bit of a tiny test of how much I remember from my clinical and neuropsychology classes. Also, I am not crying, at all....

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